Introduction to Small Molecule Cluster Water

Under normal conditions on Earth, water is the only substance that can exist in three forms simultaneously: gaseous, liquid, and solid, and these three forms can be converted into each other. Except for gaseous water, which is a single molecule in nature, liquid and solid water do not exist in the form of a single water molecule H2O. Instead, they are formed by the aggregation of several water molecules through hydrogen bonding, forming water molecule clusters, commonly known as 'water molecule clusters' or 'water clusters'.

The so-called 'small molecule cluster water' is defined by the pore size of human cell membranes in the research community. The pore diameter of the cell membrane is about 2nm, and the diameter of water molecules is about 0.18nm. In this way, water clusters composed of less than 10 water molecules can freely enter and exit the cell membrane pore even in a horizontal column like holding hands. Therefore, water clusters with less than 9 water molecules are called 'small molecule cluster water'. On the other hand, water clusters with 10 or more water molecules are called 'macromolecular water clusters'.

Small molecule cluster water, due to its fast movement speed and high activity, has stronger permeability, diffusion, solubility, and metabolism, making it easier to exchange water inside and outside cells; In the field of chemistry, its oxidation-reduction potential is relatively low (generally between -200mv and -400nv), which endows it with certain antioxidant capacity and has a positive effect on maintaining normal metabolism of human cells; It can eliminate free radicals, harmful acidic metabolites, and various waste products, thereby promoting cell growth and development, and maintaining cell vitality.

At present, both domestically and internationally, 17 oxygen nuclear magnetic resonance (17O-NMR) half amplitude high spectral line frequency is commonly used to characterize the size of liquid water cluster structures, with larger frequencies indicating larger clusters; The smaller the frequency, the smaller the cluster. The industry's consistent definition of frequency is: ≤ 90Hz (equivalent to 9 water molecules) for small molecule cluster water, and ≥ 100Hz (equivalent to 10 water molecules) for large molecule cluster water.

Foreign researchers attach great importance to the biological functions of small molecule water clusters, believing that their various physicochemical activities are beneficial to human health and can prevent or treat certain diseases.